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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Anti 1Ag
1 2 no Gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (Anti)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.010188
Energy at 298.15K-158.020754
HF Energy-157.313449
Nuclear repulsion energy129.496039
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 112 109        
Au 219 215        
Bu 254 248        
Bg 254 249        
Ag 420 411        
Au 722 706        
Bg 796 778        
Ag 841 822        
Au 943 922        
Bu 963 941        
Bu 1027 1004        
Ag 1078 1054        
Ag 1160 1135        
Bg 1194 1167        
Au 1271 1243        
Bu 1298 1269        
Bg 1312 1283        
Ag 1380 1350        
Bu 1392 1361        
Ag 1393 1362        
Ag 1466 1433        
Bu 1469 1436        
Bg 1479 1446        
Au 1480 1447        
Ag 1482 1449        
Bu 1488 1455        
Ag 2995 2929        
Bu 3002 2935        
Bu 3008 2941        
Ag 3009 2942        
Bg 3025 2958        
Au 3047 2979        
Bg 3081 3013        
Au 3085 3016        
Ag 3089 3021        
Bu 3090 3021        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28661.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9778) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28025.0 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76582 0.11958 0.11225

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.427 0.641 0.000
C2 0.427 -0.641 0.000
C3 0.427 1.923 0.000
C4 -0.427 -1.923 0.000
H5 -1.091 0.635 0.888
H6 -1.091 0.635 -0.888
H7 1.091 -0.635 0.888
H8 1.091 -0.635 -0.888
H9 -0.205 2.830 0.000
H10 1.078 1.963 0.894
H11 1.078 1.963 -0.894
H12 0.205 -2.830 0.000
H13 -1.078 -1.963 0.894
H14 -1.078 -1.963 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53981.53992.56361.10901.10902.17252.17252.20072.19322.19323.52822.82872.8287
C21.53982.56361.53992.17252.17251.10901.10903.52822.82872.82872.20072.19322.1932
C31.53992.56363.93902.17932.17932.78802.78801.10561.10681.10684.75824.26134.2613
C42.56361.53993.93902.78802.78802.17932.17934.75824.26134.26131.10561.10681.1068
H51.10902.17252.17932.78801.77642.52443.08682.52842.54273.10513.80482.59793.1505
H61.10902.17252.17932.78801.77643.08682.52442.52843.10512.54273.80483.15052.5979
H72.17251.10902.78802.17932.52443.08681.77643.80482.59793.15052.52842.54273.1051
H82.17251.10902.78802.17933.08682.52441.77643.80483.15052.59792.52843.10512.5427
H92.20073.52821.10564.75822.52842.52843.80483.80481.78811.78815.67554.95324.9532
H102.19322.82871.10684.26132.54273.10512.59793.15051.78811.78814.95324.47834.8221
H112.19322.82871.10684.26133.10512.54273.15052.59791.78811.78814.95324.82214.4783
H123.52822.20074.75821.10563.80483.80482.52842.52845.67554.95324.95321.78811.7881
H132.82872.19324.26131.10682.59793.15052.54273.10514.95324.47834.82211.78811.7881
H142.82872.19324.26131.10683.15052.59793.10512.54274.95324.82214.47831.78811.7881

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.696 C1 C2 H7 109.120
C1 C2 H8 109.120 C1 C3 H9 111.528
C1 C3 H11 110.859 C1 C3 H12 30.977
C2 C1 C3 112.696 C2 C1 H5 109.120
C2 C1 H6 109.120 C2 C4 H10 17.325
C2 C4 H13 110.859 C2 C4 H14 110.859
C3 C1 H5 109.639 C3 C1 H6 109.639
C4 C2 H7 109.639 C4 C2 H8 109.639
H5 C1 H6 106.429 H7 C2 H8 106.429
H9 C3 H11 107.841 H9 C3 H12 142.505
H10 C4 H13 94.080 H10 C4 H14 114.211
H11 C3 H12 93.639 H13 C4 H14 107.757
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.009276
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy 
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76582 0.11958 0.11225

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability